The Blue Jackets’ Man in the Middle Jeff Little | May 27, 2010 CBJ President Mike Priest. Priest, who just passed the three year milestone as President of the hockey club, was gracious enough to sit down with me for discussion of the organization’s views and goals on a wide range of topics
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: A Note of Gratitude from Nashville Jas Faulkner | May 24, 2010 A little less than a year ago, Scotty Nichol was asked about his decision to move from Nashville to San Jose. His response was something to the effect that he…
State of the CBJ with John P. McConnell Rick Gethin | April 22, 2010 By Rick Gethin On Thursday, the Columbus Blue Jackets posted a message from majority owner John P. McConnell on their website. In this message, he addresses three topics…
What Now For The Blue Jackets? Rick Gethin | April 12, 2010 By Rick Gethin The lights have been turned off on another disappointing season for the Blue Jackets. The fans have all retreated to their homes for the summer…
NHL Off Ice Crew, notes from a veteran Ducks official Bruce Hollingdrake | April 4, 2010 We are grateful to Lloyd Freeberg for sharing this story with us. Lloyd is on our Newsletter list and replied to one of our emails shortly after reading Rick Gethin’s…
Jake Voracek Having Career Season 2010 Rick Gethin | March 26, 2010 By Rick Gethin Despite the Columbus Blue Jackets having a somewhat less than successful season, RW Jake “don’t call me Jakub” Voracek and C Antoine “Twan” Vermette are having career years…
Playing For Pride Rick Gethin | March 22, 2010 By Rick Gethin We’re making the right moves but, obviously, it’s a bit late. Momentum from this year can only carry on to next year as we’re going to…
Tyler Wright – CBJ Development Coach Rick Gethin | March 15, 2010 After 613 games and playing for four teams in the NHL, Tyler Wright found himself back in Columbus, Ohio in July 2007 as the new Development Coach of the…
One on One with the Blue Jackets Chris Clark Rick Gethin | February 27, 2010 By Rick Gethin On the afternoon of December 28th, 2009, Chris Clark was getting himself ready to head to the Verizon Center for a game against the Carolina…
The Arena Chronicles: Part IV — Arena Requires Public Participation Jeff Little | February 19, 2010 In Parts I through III of this series, we examined the historical background leading up to the development of Nationwide Arena, the circumstances confronted by all of the involved parties…
Un-Hitched: Columbus Fires Head Coach Rick Gethin | February 3, 2010 By Rick Gethin “Today, we made the difficult decision to relieve Ken Hitchcock of his coaching duties with the Columbus Blue Jackets” – GM Scott Howson The…
Trust, Turmoil and the “Right Way” — Finding the Answer in Columbus Jeff Little | January 28, 2010 Imagine that you are a young person, who has had some success in your chosen career, and have now been recruited by a new company and given a more high…